Author Archives:

Go Out and Play Challenge Continues in Nipawin
Hello Nipawin! The 2020 Go Out and Play Challenge is underway and continues until March 10, 2020. We are going to try and get the Rock Climbing Wall again! Help us out by registering today and then lo...
Mar 03, 2020

Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow
Prince Albert Outreach Inc. is hosting the 3rd Annual Heart of the Youth Community Pow Wow to honor and showcase youth in Prince Albert and area. Youth will be involved in all aspects of this event, f...
Mar 03, 2020

PM says Canada working with international community on novel coronavirus
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government is working with the international community to make sure it does everything that is necessary to ensure Canadians are kept safe fr...
Mar 03, 2020

Lametti sows uncertainty over meaning of foreseeable death in assisted dying bill
OTTAWA - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has helped 260 intolerably suffering Canadians end their lives over the past four years, including a few who likely would have lived up to another decade on the...
Mar 03, 2020

Elected Wet'suwet'en councillor calls for inclusivity in consensus building over deal
VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en elected councillor says she has "high hopes" that internal conflict over governance issues and a pipeline can be resolved respectfully but she's also concerned som...
Mar 03, 2020

A primer on the governance system of the Wet'suwet'en Nation
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court case in 2011 explained the traditional Wet'suwet'en governance system. Here is a look at the decision and how the system works: Clans and houses: The five Wet'suw...
Mar 03, 2020

Canadians at forefront of COVID-19 research as SARS outbreak informs response
VANCOUVER - The potential for a worldwide pandemic has kept scientists in Canada at the ready and placed them at the forefront of the global response to the outbreak of the new coronavi...
Mar 03, 2020

Transit providers take measures to safeguard against COVID-19
Some Canadian transit agencies are quietly taking steps to protect customers against the novel coronavirus that's been sounding alarm bells around the world. Several say they have stepped up efforts t...
Mar 03, 2020

Regulator to clarify whether wireless providers must offer paper bills
OTTAWA - Canada's telecom regulator is set to rule this week on whether mobile service providers should be compelled to offer some or all of their customers paper invoices, at no charge. Two advocacy ...
Mar 03, 2020

Feds short hundreds of million in repair, maintenance of defence infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government has been chronically underspending on the repair and maintenance of Canada's defence infrastructure for years, leaving officials to play catch-up on maintaining&nb...
Mar 03, 2020